Is heavy lifting for me?

jaz050465
jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
edited January 17 in Fitness and Exercise
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/915825-awesome-backs-lets-see-it

This post shows some women who are obviously very hard working and motivating. IN MY OPINION though, I personally don't want to look like that. I'm constantly reading that heavy lifting wont bulk you up but I FEEL that this is too muscly for how I want to look. Should I therefore be doing lighter weight and more reps

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  • SnivyToast
    SnivyToast Posts: 25 Member
    Lighter weight and more reps can actually build more "Mass". If you remain at a high BF% the muscle won't show as much.
  • KaleidoscopeEyes1056
    KaleidoscopeEyes1056 Posts: 2,996 Member
    Ok...
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    The women in that thread are intentionally flexing. Just standing around, you probably wouldn't notice any bulk on most of them.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Ok...

    Sorry. Don't understand.
  • SJ46
    SJ46 Posts: 407 Member
    Those women are flexing in those pictures, when you aren't flexing you don't have nearly as much definition unless you are at an extremely low body fat. When I flex my arms you can see my biceps and shoulders but when I am not flexing I just have a slim arm.

    My answer is yes, heavy lifting is for you. I've been at it a month and my legs look so much better. Prior to that I was doing a lot of cardio, bootcamp classes, and occasional lifting with high reps.

    I started out small and I still am small, working toward a better version of small.

    Maybe someone will start a new thread with pictures of women flexing vs not flexing.
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    Those women are flexing in those pictures, when you aren't flexing you don't have nearly as much definition unless you are at an extremely low body fat. When I flex my arms you can see my biceps and shoulders but when I am not flexing I just have a slim arm.

    My answer is yes, heavy lifting is for you. I've been at it a month and my legs look so much better. Prior to that I was doing a lot of cardio, bootcamp classes, and occasional lifting with high reps.

    I started out small and I still am small, working toward a better version of small.

    Maybe someone will start a new thread with pictures of women flexing vs not flexing.

    That would be interesting.
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